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OPERATION: T.I.C.K.L.E

Today

Incredibly

Cute

Kuki

Laughs

Extremely

Writing Operative:

Sadako the Wolf/The Girl from the Well

Owner:

Mr. Warburton

The short, blond haired boy everyone knew as Numbuh 4, or Wallabee Beetles, was in his room, training with his punching bag. Left, right, left he jabbed at the bag. He was so concentrated with his training that when he heard a certain voice, the Australian jumped from his place, obviously startled.

"Numbuh Fooouuur!" A familiar long, raven haired girl called. She was known as Numbuh 3, real name Kuki Sanban, and could be called the exact opposite of Numbuh 4. The Japanese girl skipped happily into his room.

Wally groaned and turned around. "Oh, whaddya want Numbuh 3?" He was grumpy that his training had been disrupted, when he'd actually be glad to see her.

Kuki giggled, "Don't you know what day it is?" She hid her sleeved hands behind her back in anticipation.

'Today, today…' the blond one thought. 'Arbor Day? President's Day? …Kuki's birthday?' Wally considered the last one with dread. If he forgot Kuki's birthday…

The black haired one laughed even more, noticing he really had no idea what day it was. "It's Valentine's Day, silly!" She raised her arms excitedly. "How could you forget?"

"VALENTINE'S DAY?!" Wally yelled, almost making his room shake. "That's the most cruddiest day of 'em all! Whoi'd Ah want to remember THAT one? It's all 'lovey' and 'dovey' and BLAH!" he ranted.

The oriental girl almost looked hurt, but shook it off. "Well, I wanted to know if you'd like to come and spend Valentine's Day with me! Maybe play with Rainbow Monkeys…"

The Aussie looked as if he was about to hurl. 'Spend Valentine's Day? With HER? That'd be the worst thing eva! Well, she does look pretty but… Wait, did Ah just say Kuki was PRETTY? Bleh! Must be this Valentine's Day affecting meh somehow…'

"Let's go!" Kuki grabbed his hand and dragged him to her room while he was thinking. Wally, interrupted from his thoughts, found himself in the stuffed animal-mainly Rainbow Monkey-infested place the Japanese one called her room.

The blond absolutely hated Rainbow Monkeys. So it should have been completely expected when he complained, "But Ah hate these Rainbow Dorkies!"

Somehow, no matter how many times she saw him dislike a Rainbow Monkey, she was still surprised at what the oriental girl heard her friend say. "How could you hate them Numbuh 4?" she asked, grabbing a random one from the piles of Rainbow Monkeys she had in her room and hugging it.

Wally grabbed the one from her hands and threw it over his shoulder. "They're completely cruddy and girly! How could ya loike 'em so much?"

The black haired one gasped at his actions. "But they're fun to play with and they're sooo cute!" She obviously didn't know that was why they were girly and, according to Numbuh 4, cruddy.

Picking up another random Rainbow Monkey, the Australian dropped it and kicked it all the way across her room. "Yah, fun ta beat up! Ah don't believe anyone could loike 'em this much!" he argued.

Kuki pouted. "But I do! I like them as much as how ticklish I am!" She folded her arms, and then realized what she had just said, quickly covering her mouth. 'Oh no!' she worried, 'Did I really say that out loud?'

The blond one raised an eyebrow. "Ya say ya're ticklish?" He was very interested that this was brought up.

She was speedy to deny it. "Uh, no! Of course not, Numbuh 4!" the oriental girl chuckled nervously, "What made you think that, silly?"

"Uh-huh," Wally had also folded his arms, and nodded slowly. An idea popped in his mind, and he snickered to himself. "So, if ya say ya're not ticklish, ya wouldn't respond if I did…this?"

The raven haired girl didn't figure out what was happening until it was too late. He had rushed up to her, put his hands just under her arms, and wiggled his fingers in a tickling motion.

It was revealed that Kuki really was ticklish as much as she liked Rainbow Monkeys, even with her regular outfit on. Immediately she began laughing at his touch, and hard. So much, she could barely talk from her giggles.

"AAAAAAAH! N-Numb-buh F-Foouur! EEEEEEEEK!" the oriental girl squealed. Wally grinned at that. 'Wow, she really does sound cute… Aw, no! Whoi am Ah thinking loike that again? Kuki's ma friend, Ah could nevah loike her loike that…' he sighed inwardly. 'It'd just ruin our friendship.'

'Wh…Why is he doing this to me?' the Japanese girl wondered. 'I'd never think that he'd like me like I do… No, of course he doesn't. He probably thinks we're just friends…' she doubted in her mind, calmly. Yet all that was heard was her squeaks and squeals.

Wally had moved one arm lower, closer to her ribs. That movement had made her laugh so hard that tears were streaming out of her eyes. He wished he could wipe away her tears, even when they weren't for sadness, just to touch her soft face, but he thought he couldn't stop tickling her. Not yet.

"EEEEEEEE! W-Wallyyyy! HAHAHAHAHA!" the raven haired girl had changed from calling his codename to saying his real name. The Aussie enjoyed this very much, and rewarded her with harder tickles, running up and down under her arm and on her ribs, to her stomach.

Her eyes were red and puffy from all the tears, and a light blush had developed on her face, making her sweat. Kuki was squirming from her spot, trying to find a way to escape her pursuer. Yet there was none, and she had to endure his slightly fiendish tickles a bit longer.

"St-stoooop! EEEHEEHEEHEE!" she snorted. "I c-can't take it much l-longer! EEEEEK!" The oriental girl felt that she was going to burst if he kept this up.

The blond one decided that it really was time to take a break. He moved his hands away from her and chuckled. "Well, Ah guess ya were lyin'. Ya really are ticklish," he smirked. "Ya better be careful."

The black haired girl was panting, breathing deeply, heart thumping in her chest. Her eyes were still puffy, streak marks under her eyes from her tears, blushing and sweating. Though one question lingered in her mind, and she wanted to ask it, no matter how tired she was.

"Why did you do that, Wally?"

This made the Australian blush as well. Really, why did he do that? Surely some friends would have just disregarded that she accidentally said she was ticklish and moved on? He stuttered up an answer.

"W-Well, Ah guess Ah wanted ta know how ya'd act if Ah did that, and maybe ya would've looked cute…" Wally mumbled, "And Ah think ya did…"

The oriental girl was shocked at his truthful answer. Something made her want to know more. "What do you mean by that?"

This was making the blond one discover that he really did like his girlish friend, a lot. "Ah realize that… Ah loike ya, Kuki," using her real name to emphasize how much. "Ah loike ya a lot. Ah guess that means… Ah love ya, Kooks." Wally blushed deeper at his last sentence, butterflies dancing in his stomach.

"Wally…" The raven haired girl was astounded. She took his hands in hers, and looked into his eyes, violet to emerald. Though he was trying to avoid eye contact, being extremely flustered. She touched his chin and moved it to face her sincere one.

After that, the Japanese girl wanted to admit her feelings, too. "I love you too, Wally." Then she did something that the Aussie would never think would happen. She leaned in and kissed him.

Of course, Wally was really stunned. First, he now knew that Kuki liked him as much as he did, and now this? He didn't think he could do it, but he kissed back. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and he put his arms around her waist. It was the perfect moment.

They shared this moment until they both had the need to breathe, and pulled away. The blond one looked at her, and smiled. She smiled back.

"I think this was the best Valentine's Day ever." she sighed. For once, he agreed with the oriental girl.

But, the Australian wasn't going to let it end like this, so he devilishly thought up that plan. "Oh, Kuki?"

She answered gladly, "Yes, Wally?"

He ended up putting his hands on her stomach and moved his fingers wildly. He was tickling her again, and she started laughing up a storm. He beamed at her.

"Happy Valentine's Day, Kuki."

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